Environmental Engineers Salary
Average salary, salary range, and compensation data for Environmental Engineers positions across the United States.
Median Annual Salary
$104,170
National average
Salary Range
$64,950 – $161,910
10th–90th percentile
Data Year
2024
Source: BLS
Environmental Engineers Salary by City
| Location | Median Salary | Min | Max |
|---|---|---|---|
| San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA | $142,000 | $89,180 | $203,960 |
| Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area | $140,760 | $75,120 | $172,840 |
| Bend, OR | $140,590 | $131,250 | $185,970 |
| Midland, TX | $139,230 | $82,170 | $215,270 |
| Kennewick-Richland, WA | $138,090 | $86,440 | $181,290 |
| Redding, CA | $137,810 | $89,610 | $169,510 |
| Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA | $134,700 | $79,210 | $184,720 |
| Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC | $131,810 | $76,260 | $188,920 |
| Salem, OR | $130,890 | $100,300 | $184,220 |
| Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA | $130,830 | $86,420 | $172,480 |
| Baton Rouge, LA | $130,650 | $63,150 | $195,100 |
| Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT | $130,440 | $93,890 | $169,260 |
| Oregon | $130,370 | $95,400 | $179,060 |
| San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA | $130,260 | $86,460 | $190,280 |
| California | $127,660 | $81,520 | $172,480 |
| San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA | $126,850 | $81,520 | $167,160 |
| District of Columbia | $125,980 | $82,760 | $153,340 |
| Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX | $125,950 | $78,310 | $174,420 |
| San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA | $125,890 | $79,540 | $162,480 |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV | $125,240 | $77,550 | $203,970 |
| Salinas, CA | $124,180 | $59,390 | $182,900 |
| Corvallis, OR | $124,020 | $88,200 | $176,200 |
| Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA | $123,960 | $84,790 | $168,390 |
| Alaska nonmetropolitan area | $123,580 | $84,760 | $155,680 |
| Louisiana | $123,210 | $64,410 | $178,200 |
| Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA | $122,290 | $94,880 | $187,170 |
| Decatur, AL | $122,010 | $86,760 | $178,690 |
| Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA | $120,290 | $81,150 | $160,600 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA | $119,780 | $81,600 | $172,480 |
| Wilmington, NC | $119,350 | $74,990 | $144,470 |
| Eugene-Springfield, OR | $118,930 | $96,420 | $173,500 |
| Fresno, CA | $118,760 | $82,630 | $160,670 |
| Bakersfield-Delano, CA | $118,560 | $74,560 | $166,260 |
| Durham-Chapel Hill, NC | $118,550 | $86,860 | $143,840 |
| Massachusetts | $116,980 | $79,140 | $163,300 |
| Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH | $116,980 | $78,320 | $163,300 |
| Springfield, MA | $116,570 | $68,470 | $217,210 |
| Reno, NV | $116,170 | $68,740 | $194,370 |
| Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA | $115,770 | $80,570 | $170,470 |
| Washington | $115,770 | $80,590 | $172,110 |
| Cheyenne, WY | $115,740 | $75,150 | $126,760 |
| Rochester, MN | $115,600 | $78,310 | $117,290 |
| Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN | $115,070 | $61,680 | $151,110 |
| Alaska | $113,800 | $78,380 | $157,930 |
| Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA | $113,590 | $81,220 | $137,600 |
| Nevada | $112,330 | $71,700 | $171,690 |
| Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV | $112,330 | $63,950 | $171,690 |
| Ogden, UT | $111,180 | $76,440 | $154,530 |
| Billings, MT | $111,110 | $66,890 | $153,480 |
| Anchorage, AK | $110,800 | $76,930 | $158,360 |
| Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX | $110,500 | $75,910 | $190,190 |
| Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA | $109,830 | $78,960 | $157,480 |
| Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area | $109,620 | $70,870 | $136,030 |
| Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH | $108,970 | $60,590 | $139,380 |
| Texas | $108,560 | $74,970 | $173,040 |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX | $108,560 | $74,310 | $156,720 |
| Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI | $108,380 | $80,080 | $133,110 |
| New Orleans-Metairie, LA | $108,280 | $71,160 | $170,450 |
| New Haven, CT | $108,160 | $73,480 | $160,510 |
| Cleveland, OH | $108,160 | $59,940 | $147,040 |
| Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area | $108,140 | $72,700 | $136,050 |
| Connecticut | $108,100 | $80,950 | $157,800 |
| Fairbanks-College, AK | $108,040 | $77,550 | $138,960 |
| Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT | $107,810 | $81,180 | $152,030 |
| Illinois | $107,550 | $69,590 | $150,070 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN | $107,550 | $71,330 | $150,070 |
| Eastern North Carolina nonmetropolitan area | $107,490 | $66,730 | $132,300 |
| Jacksonville, FL | $107,240 | $65,240 | $135,490 |
| Huntsville, AL | $106,920 | $66,990 | $155,180 |
| Columbus, OH | $106,910 | $70,490 | $150,230 |
| Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area | $106,870 | $60,360 | $134,180 |
| Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area | $106,820 | $74,060 | $139,290 |
| Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA | $106,760 | $74,860 | $170,300 |
| Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ | $106,640 | $66,290 | $136,870 |
| Providence-Warwick, RI-MA | $106,620 | $79,770 | $142,170 |
| Rhode Island | $106,620 | $81,120 | $142,110 |
| Ohio | $106,070 | $49,690 | $140,770 |
| Worcester, MA | $105,240 | $78,310 | $154,320 |
| Hawaii | $105,230 | $75,840 | $167,050 |
| Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA | $105,090 | $80,100 | $124,870 |
| North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous) | $105,060 | $47,330 | $237,230 |
| Urban Honolulu, HI | $105,050 | $75,840 | $160,740 |
| New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ | $105,040 | $70,370 | $180,780 |
| Minnesota | $104,980 | $77,000 | $130,000 |
| San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX | $104,910 | $75,050 | $161,730 |
| Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO | $104,850 | $72,810 | $154,440 |
| Kentucky | $104,770 | $68,430 | $155,790 |
| Lexington-Fayette, KY | $104,770 | $71,130 | $155,790 |
| Amherst Town-Northampton, MA | $104,600 | $76,040 | $126,440 |
| Balance of Nevada nonmetropolitan area | $104,600 | $83,410 | $154,370 |
| Wyoming | $104,540 | $69,380 | $134,670 |
| Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area | $104,540 | $57,070 | $134,670 |
| Albuquerque, NM | $104,410 | $83,990 | $174,490 |
| Birmingham, AL | $104,280 | $74,300 | $153,090 |
| Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX | $104,080 | $75,140 | $220,250 |
| Raleigh-Cary, NC | $104,040 | $69,470 | $154,280 |
| North Carolina | $104,040 | $69,470 | $144,470 |
| Mobile, AL | $103,990 | $67,240 | $140,810 |
| Barnstable Town, MA | $103,840 | $77,130 | $148,270 |
| New Mexico | $103,770 | $74,530 | $213,870 |
| Virginia | $103,480 | $63,360 | $203,260 |
| Tulsa, OK | $103,400 | $70,640 | $141,640 |
| Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN | $103,400 | $66,730 | $159,470 |
| Toledo, OH | $103,080 | $65,080 | $141,120 |
| Fort Collins-Loveland, CO | $102,950 | $44,970 | $181,970 |
| Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI | $102,590 | $59,780 | $139,870 |
| Jackson, MI | $102,160 | $77,250 | $121,910 |
| Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD | $101,980 | $65,870 | $162,030 |
| Longview, TX | $101,810 | $56,880 | $168,890 |
| St. Louis, MO-IL | $101,580 | $53,230 | $124,480 |
| Lincoln, NE | $101,350 | $62,350 | $160,880 |
| Peoria, IL | $101,080 | $71,650 | $137,740 |
| Reading, PA | $101,060 | $59,290 | $147,810 |
| Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | $100,820 | $85,070 | $141,470 |
| Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI | $100,210 | $69,210 | $202,600 |
| Michigan | $100,090 | $59,780 | $144,440 |
| Alabama | $100,060 | $66,560 | $145,490 |
| North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL | $100,040 | $55,010 | $134,430 |
| West Virginia | $99,830 | $60,400 | $163,490 |
| Charleston, WV | $99,830 | $62,900 | $163,490 |
| Delaware | $99,820 | $71,700 | $181,950 |
| Sioux Falls, SD-MN | $99,480 | $96,880 | $120,860 |
| Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC | $99,250 | $61,310 | $136,300 |
| Utah | $99,180 | $71,530 | $141,430 |
| Helena, MT | $99,180 | $59,540 | $127,520 |
| Omaha, NE-IA | $99,120 | $66,730 | $165,160 |
| Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area | $99,090 | $67,270 | N/A |
| South Carolina | $99,040 | $41,610 | $156,000 |
| New Jersey | $98,980 | $69,900 | $171,120 |
| Greensboro-High Point, NC | $98,390 | $74,600 | $138,070 |
| Rochester, NY | $98,170 | $63,100 | $149,270 |
| Colorado | $98,170 | $58,120 | $150,660 |
| Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN | $97,970 | $65,890 | $165,690 |
| Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL | $97,940 | $56,680 | $138,500 |
| New York | $97,870 | $63,520 | $157,690 |
| Manchester-Nashua, NH | $97,830 | $54,880 | $164,190 |
| Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA | $97,790 | $85,060 | $124,470 |
| Pittsburgh, PA | $97,760 | $60,160 | $157,410 |
| Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY | $96,600 | $63,100 | $143,730 |
| Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL | $96,560 | $63,000 | $131,020 |
| Montana | $96,320 | $61,860 | $134,970 |
| Green Bay, WI | $96,200 | $65,180 | $126,780 |
| Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL | $96,200 | $37,630 | $168,460 |
| Salt Lake City-Murray, UT | $96,180 | $74,950 | $141,430 |
| Portland-South Portland, ME | $96,170 | $76,200 | $136,910 |
| Springfield, IL | $95,990 | $69,590 | $110,390 |
| Iowa | $95,980 | $66,780 | $136,320 |
| Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC | $95,880 | $71,860 | $152,830 |
| Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT | $95,860 | $55,050 | $143,100 |
| Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC | $95,850 | $67,220 | $140,380 |
| Akron, OH | $95,640 | $63,280 | $136,970 |
| Indiana | $95,630 | $62,080 | $165,840 |
| Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY | $95,000 | $63,100 | $130,040 |
| Georgia | $94,950 | $64,900 | $142,060 |
| Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA | $94,950 | $63,280 | $142,060 |
| Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY | $94,940 | $62,780 | $140,380 |
| Pennsylvania | $94,880 | $62,570 | $153,470 |
| Maryland | $94,830 | $67,990 | $162,530 |
| Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD | $94,830 | $60,620 | $154,500 |
| Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area | $94,740 | $70,600 | $128,290 |
| Memphis, TN-MS-AR | $94,510 | $52,420 | $156,960 |
| Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA | $94,450 | $65,010 | $177,130 |
| Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area | $94,430 | $63,100 | $144,410 |
| Kansas City, MO-KS | $94,040 | $52,920 | $136,530 |
| Northwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area | $94,040 | $67,620 | $119,810 |
| Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area | $93,910 | $54,090 | $154,890 |
| Dover, DE | $93,850 | $67,160 | $125,150 |
| Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area | $93,600 | $80,300 | $141,920 |
| Kansas | $93,540 | $65,060 | $136,530 |
| Charleston-North Charleston, SC | $93,430 | $39,960 | $141,890 |
| Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ | $93,390 | $59,290 | $130,900 |
| Richmond, VA | $93,270 | $65,400 | $139,220 |
| Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI | $93,020 | $67,690 | $160,440 |
| Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN | $92,690 | $63,220 | $149,680 |
| Lansing-East Lansing, MI | $92,620 | $59,610 | $125,370 |
| Arizona nonmetropolitan area | $92,470 | $60,130 | $134,430 |
| Ann Arbor, MI | $92,410 | $49,500 | $144,440 |
| Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area | $92,350 | $58,510 | $124,100 |
| Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA | $92,160 | $62,930 | $113,440 |
| Arizona | $91,520 | $59,290 | $130,900 |
| Rapid City, SD | $91,320 | $61,860 | $95,590 |
| South Dakota | $91,320 | $61,860 | $120,860 |
| York-Hanover, PA | $91,250 | $61,000 | $137,490 |
| Tallahassee, FL | $91,160 | $50,130 | $148,500 |
| Nebraska | $91,100 | $61,770 | $146,910 |
| Montgomery, AL | $90,670 | $59,850 | $105,700 |
| Wichita, KS | $90,070 | $64,580 | $144,350 |
| Bismarck, ND | $90,000 | $49,990 | N/A |
| Duluth, MN-WI | $89,880 | $74,110 | $130,000 |
| Florida | $89,850 | $48,530 | $148,330 |
| Syracuse, NY | $89,680 | $64,870 | $142,020 |
| Wisconsin | $89,270 | $66,560 | $137,430 |
| Utica-Rome, NY | $88,710 | $63,100 | $144,450 |
| Madison, WI | $88,130 | $63,590 | $129,590 |
| Tennessee | $87,920 | $53,120 | $149,300 |
| Oklahoma | $87,840 | $65,890 | $134,980 |
| North Dakota | $87,590 | $50,410 | N/A |
| Missouri | $87,360 | $50,740 | $123,180 |
| Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area | $86,470 | $74,960 | $117,290 |
| Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA | $86,130 | $66,160 | $119,810 |
| Trenton-Princeton, NJ | $86,120 | $64,950 | $122,880 |
| Grand Forks, ND-MN | $85,980 | $70,840 | $144,560 |
| Vermont | $85,950 | $63,790 | $126,510 |
| Idaho | $85,390 | $43,730 | $161,150 |
| Maine | $85,050 | $63,530 | $127,670 |
| Topeka, KS | $84,860 | $63,400 | $103,270 |
| Arkansas | $84,600 | $46,380 | $157,150 |
| Knoxville, TN | $84,230 | $53,790 | $169,200 |
| Gainesville, FL | $83,930 | $46,150 | $133,470 |
| New Hampshire | $83,880 | $54,320 | $130,720 |
| Oklahoma City, OK | $83,600 | $60,090 | $126,080 |
| High Desert Utah nonmetropolitan area | $83,250 | $65,420 | $115,070 |
| Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA | $83,130 | $62,570 | $118,280 |
| Tucson, AZ | $82,120 | $59,440 | $120,670 |
| Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL | $81,870 | $54,450 | $128,670 |
| Mississippi | $81,780 | $49,390 | $130,460 |
| Kansas nonmetropolitan area | $81,480 | $61,990 | $167,350 |
| Columbia, SC | $80,380 | $42,940 | $136,660 |
| Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL | $80,280 | $38,450 | $132,840 |
| Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area | $80,140 | $59,280 | $141,360 |
| South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area | $78,230 | $61,900 | $158,950 |
| Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL | $77,900 | $39,470 | $148,420 |
| Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR | $77,290 | $53,890 | $158,670 |
| Appleton, WI | $75,500 | $60,910 | $131,500 |
| San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR | $75,360 | $43,510 | $112,610 |
| Evansville, IN | $75,020 | $57,090 | $134,110 |
| Puerto Rico | $74,550 | $43,510 | $108,540 |
| Boise City, ID | $73,200 | $43,340 | $110,850 |
| Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area | $72,830 | $51,560 | $107,890 |
| Beckley, WV | $72,760 | $52,060 | $95,730 |
| Jackson, MS | $72,550 | $50,350 | $101,200 |
| Gulfport-Biloxi, MS | $69,560 | $43,680 | $165,950 |
| Chattanooga, TN-GA | $63,370 | $51,420 | $129,010 |
Frequently Asked Questions
How much does a Environmental Engineers make?▾
The median annual salary for a Environmental Engineers is $104,170, with a typical range of $64,950 – $161,910 depending on experience, location, and employer.
What is the starting salary for a Environmental Engineers?▾
Entry-level Environmental Engineers positions typically start around $64,950 per year. Salaries increase significantly with experience and specialization.
Where do Environmental Engineerss earn the most?▾
Environmental Engineerss tend to earn the highest salaries in major metropolitan areas. Use the salary by city table above to compare compensation across different locations.
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